Press Release
Apr 03, 2026
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined BETA Technologies, Inc. (BETA) founder and CEO Kyle Clark and the company’s employees and engineers to discuss the Senator’s new Aviation Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act, bipartisan legislation to update the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) certification process to promote safety, transparency,…
Statement
Mar 02, 2026
Statement of Senator Peter WelchOn Berta CáceresMarch 2, 2026 Today marks ten years since the murder of Honduran environmental leader Berta Cáceres. She lost her life after rallying her Indigenous Lenca community to halt construction of the Agua Zarca Dam project. Berta’s killers were hired…
Press Release
Feb 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the United States’ and Israel’s reckless attack on Iran: “President Trump’s unilateral decision to go to war with Iran is reckless and wrong. I share my concern with all Vermonters about the well-being…
Press Release
Feb 24, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in observance of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: “On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the people of America must recommit to supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty and…
Press Release
Feb 10, 2026
Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Approves Vermont’s Broadband Build Out Plan Welch: “This is a huge moment for Vermont.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today celebrated the NTIA’s final approval of Vermont’s ‘Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) plan, which will support the deployment of…